RT Journal Article
T1 Prospective study of anxiety in patients undergoing an outpatient colonoscopy
A1 Grilo Bensusan, Israel
A1 Herrera Martin, Pablo
A1 Aguado Alvarez, Valle
K1 Colonoscopy
K1 Anxiety
K1 Benzodiazepines
K1 Opiates
K1 Surgery
K1 Sedation
K1 Visual analog scale
K1 Preoperative anxiety
K1 Unsedated colonoscopy
K1 Intraocular-pressure
K1 Operating-conditions
K1 Topical anesthesia
K1 Cataract-surgery
K1 Melatonin
K1 Pain
K1 Satisfaction
AB Background: Undergoing a colonoscopy can cause anxiety in patients and this is something which has not been closely studied.Objective: To determine the frequency and intensity of anxiety prior to a colonoscopy and the factors which are related to the procedure.Methods: This is a prospective study of patients undergoing outpatient colonoscopy in our hospital. Anxiety was assessed using a visual analogue scale of 0 to 100. The severity of anxiety was rated as mild (1-29), moderate (30-79) or severe (80-100).Results: Three hundred and twenty-seven patients completed the study, of whom 154 (47.1%) were men with a median age of 54 years (p25-75: 45-65). Three hundred and nine (94.5%) patients were found to suffer a certain degree of anxiety. The median value on the visual analogue scale was 31 (p25-75: 10-53). Anxiety levels were mild in 136 patients (44%), moderate in 141 (45.6%) and severe in 32 (10.4%). Greater anxiety was associated with female patients (mean 40.38 vs 31.99, p = 0.01) and a poorly tolerated previous colonoscopy (mean 50.67 vs 28.44, p = 0.01) and correlated inversely with age (r = -0.170, p = 0.02).Conclusions: Colonoscopy causes some degree of anxiety in most patients. Being female, younger and having experienced poor tolerance to a previous scan are associated with greater degrees of anxiety. These findings should be taken into account in the implementation of measures to improve the quality and tolerance of colonoscopy.
PB Aran ediciones, s a
SN 1130-0108
YR 2016
FD 2016-12-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19406
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19406
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 19, 2025